A blocklist to remove spam and bad websites from search results
Hi HN! I've been fed up with search results so much that I decided to make a giant blocklist to remove garbage links by using uBlacklist. I browsed other blocklists and wasn't very satisfied from what exists now; the goal of this one is to be super organized and transparent, explaining why each site was blocked via issues. Contributions welcome! Even though around 100 domains are blocked so far, I already noticed a big improvement in casual searches. You'd be surprised how some AI generated websites can dominate the #1 page on DuckDuckGo.
A blocklist to remove spam and bad websites from search results launched on January 14, 2025 with 225 votes, #168 of 6,141 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a curated blocklist designed for use with uBlacklist to filter spam and low-quality websites from search results. It removes AI-generated content farms and other garbage domains that clutter search engines like DuckDuckGo. The blocklist is organized and transparent, with documented reasons for each blocked site provided through GitHub issues. It welcomes community contributions and currently contains around 100 blocked domains, with users reporting noticeable improvements in search quality.
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From the sources
A filter that blocks spam & misleading websites from appearing in search results via uBlocklist - popcar2/BadWebsiteBlocklist
This is a blocklist that intends to remove garbage websites from search results, such as AI-generated articles, low-effort spam sites, and thinly-veiled advertisements acting as information. Another big goal of this repo is to try to be as organized as possible, every website that gets blocked has an issue explaining why it was added to the list for future reference. And that's it. The websites in the list should no longer appear on when searching! The subscription means the blocklist will always stay up to date as well. If you'd like to add a website to the list, create an issue . For more info, check out the contributing guide . Thanks. This was inspired by the great effort of the huge AI…from github.com
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